Sepco Electric Power Construction ... vs Gmr Kamalanga Energy Ltd

insc-2025-1171 Supreme Court of India 26 September 2025 • 81 min read
80 cases cited (1 SG, 79 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Agreement does not create any right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, 1999 Arbitration Act, 1940 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Constitution of India Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, 1999 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Singapore in accordance with the provisions of the (Indian) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Village Chaukidari Act, 1870

Judges (2)

Augustine George Masih Delivered B.R. Gavai Coram

Parties (2)

GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd. Respondent Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation Appellant

Case Significance

Sepco Electric Power Construction ... vs Gmr Kamalanga Energy Ltd is a Supreme Court of India decision dated September 26, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1171). SEPCO challenged a High Court judgment that upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award in a dispute arising from an EPC agreement for a power plant. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding the arbitral award violated fundamental policy of Indian law by improperly waiving contractual notice requirements and discriminating between the parties. The bench comprised Justices Augustine George Masih and B.R. Gavai. The judgment was delivered by Justice Augustine George Masih.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 80 case citations.

Summary

SEPCO challenged a High Court judgment that upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award in a dispute arising from an EPC agreement for a power plant. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding the arbitral award violated fundamental policy of Indian law by improperly waiving contractual notice requirements and discriminating between the parties.

What was the outcome of Sepco Electric Power Construction ... vs Gmr Kamalanga Energy Ltd?

SEPCO challenged a High Court judgment that upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award in a dispute arising from an EPC agreement for a power plant. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding ...

Statutes Cited

Agreement does not create any right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, 1999
Arbitration Act, 1940
s 30
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
s 34 s 37
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Constitution of India
Art 142
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, 1999
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Singapore in accordance with the provisions of the (Indian) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Village Chaukidari Act, 1870

Cases Cited (80)

SG (1)
[2021] SGCA 43
UK (15)
[1905] 2 KB 184 [1911] 2 KB 786 [1923] AC 395 [1933] AC 592 [1973] 1 Ch 415 [1974] AC 689 [1983] 1 WLR 126 [1987] QB 527 [1997] AC 514 [2001] UKHL 67 [2002] 2 AC 357 [2009] EWCA Civ 75 [2016] EWHC 525 [2018] UKSC 24 [2022] EWCA Civ 440
IN (64)
(1955) 2 SCR 48 (1960) 1 SCR 493 (1960) 2 SCR 793 (1964) 5 SCR 480 (1969) 3 SCC 445 (1970) 3 SCC 65 (1971) 1 SCC 295 (1974) 2 SCC 725 (1984) 4 SCC 679 (1985) 1 SCR 432 (1985) 2 SCC 670 (1985) 3 SCR 580 (1991) 4 SCC 93 (1999) 2 SCC 10 (2003) 2 SCC 355 (2003) 5 SCC 705 (2005) 6 SCC 81 (2006) 11 SCC 181 (2009) 10 SCC 63 (2009) 4 SCC (Civ) 16 (2012) 4 SCC 653 (2012) 5 SCC 306 (2014) 4 SCC 196 (2014) 5 SCC 1 (2014) 9 SCC 263 (2015) 14 SCC 21 (2015) 14 SCC 263 (2015) 3 SCC 49 (2016) 2 SCC (Civ) 716 (2017) 1 SCC 487 (2018) 12 SCC 471 (2018) 16 SCC 117 (2019) 15 SCC 131 (2019) 2 SCC (Civ) 293 (2019) 20 SCC 1 (2019) 3 SCC (Civ) 552 (2019) 4 SCC 163 (2019) 7 SCC 236 (2020) 10 SCC 1 (2020) 12 SCC 539 (2020) 5 SCC 164 (2021) 9 SCC 1 (2022) 1 SCC 753 (2022) 18 SCC 690 (2022) 4 SCC 116 (2023) 14 SCC 231 (2023) 15 SCC 472 (2023) 15 SCC 781 (2023) 9 SCC 85 (2024) 1 SCC 479 (2024) 6 SCC 357 (2025) 7 SCC 1 1959 SCC OnLine SC 120 2023 INSC 708 2023 SCC OnLine SC 369 2025 INSC 1171 2025 SCC OnLine SC 570 AIR 1954 SC 689 AIR 1955 SC 468 AIR 1959 SC 1362 AIR 1959 SC 24 AIR 1960 SC 588 AIR 1965 SC 214 AIR 1970 SC 1350

Cited By (1)

insc-2025-1171
Sepco Electric Power Construction ... vs Gmr Kamalanga Energy Ltd

Judgment

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